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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Richard Daley do through the evenings of the 1920's after he was finished with his day job with the City?
(a) He tended bar for several illegal speakeasies.
(b) He drove a truck delivering coal to factories.
(c) He attended DePaul Law School.
(d) He wrote campaign speeches for Democrat dignitaries.

2. In his earlier years as Chicago Mayor, Richard Daley walked down Michigan Avenue to greet people. Why did he stop the practice?
(a) People who protested his power were a potential threat to his safety.
(b) The walk in the early morning air was hard on his declining health.
(c) The neighborhood became run-down and embarrassing.
(d) He moved to a new, spacious house which made a trip to Michigan for a walk impractical.

3. What defined the geographic areas of Chicago?
(a) Political affiliations.
(b) Architecture.
(c) Proximity to Lake Michigan.
(d) Ethnicity.

4. What did Richard Daley persist in calling Chicago O'Hare International Airport?
(a) The Airfield.
(b) O'Hara.
(c) Kennedy International.
(d) The Chicago Airstrip.

5. To what or whom did Royko compare Richard Daley's character?
(a) John F. Kennedy.
(b) A kindly father figure.
(c) George Washington.
(d) The City of Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. What supplemental role did the Chicago Police Department perform for Richard Daley?

2. To whom was Richard Daley most loyal according to Royko?

3. In what year did Richard Daley die?

4. Where were the headquarters of the Chicago Democrat Party in relation to Richard Daley's office?

5. How did Richard Daley regard suggestions from Independent members of the City Council?

(see the answer key)

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